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Klausy1000

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Organic cabbage family
« on: January 24, 2013, 06:59 »
So..... I have stopped spraying gunk on my garden.  I have noticed lots of new life out there in the last couple of years.  The predators are doing a good job of comtroling the pests but I'm afraid of trying anything in the cabbage family, they just seem to get so eaten!  How do you grow bug free cole crops without spray???
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Re: Organic cabbage family
« Reply #1 on: January 24, 2013, 07:10 »
Fleece, or very fine mesh, sold over here under various names, one being "Enviromesh".

http://www.enviromesh.co.uk
« Last Edit: January 24, 2013, 11:34 by DD. »
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Re: Organic cabbage family
« Reply #2 on: January 24, 2013, 07:41 »
yes DD i swear by it,,as used around scaffolding  :lol:
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Re: Organic cabbage family
« Reply #3 on: January 24, 2013, 08:32 »
Quote from: m1ckz on January 24, 2013, 07:41
yes DD i swear by it,,as used around scaffolding  :lol:

Blimey. What big cabbages you have!  :lol:
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Re: Organic cabbage family
« Reply #4 on: January 24, 2013, 08:35 »
I drape Enviromesh over my brassicas and hold it down with bricks and lengths of wood etc, leaving enough mesh for the plants to grow. Enviromesh is very good stuff and it can be washed!  :D  I buy a piece when I'm flush  :D
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Trillium

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Re: Organic cabbage family
« Reply #5 on: January 24, 2013, 16:32 »
Sadly we can't get Enviromesh here in Canada, but fabric shop 'tulle' or 'mesh' will do the same job for one season. If you can get them (a meshy wedding fabric) on sale, even better. I can't grow a single brassica crop without it.
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Re: Organic cabbage family
« Reply #6 on: January 25, 2013, 14:41 »
Can the pesky butterflies get their ovipositor (egg-laying thingy) through the Enviromesh?
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Re: Organic cabbage family
« Reply #7 on: January 25, 2013, 14:46 »
Not so far  ;)
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